Maule pilot experienced a ground loop during crosswind landing.

Attributes
ACN	881950
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	M-5
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 6300 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

Crosswind landing. Failed to maintain directional control. During transition from main gear to three point; the wind gusted and pushed the tail around. The single puck brakes were not enough to overcome the force of the wind. I will be upgrading to double puck brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Maule pilot experienced a ground loop during crosswind landing.

Narrative: Crosswind landing. Failed to maintain directional control. During transition from main gear to three point; the wind gusted and pushed the tail around. The single puck brakes were not enough to overcome the force of the wind. I will be upgrading to double puck brakes.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.